Why should I come to City on a Hill?
Welcome to my little corner of this website. If you’re here, chances are you’re checking out the City on a Hill conference. I hope that you’re able to find all of the information that you need, and I hope that you’ll apply for the conference. It really is a great experience, as our 240 alumni will attest. In fact, just this past weekend, I had a great time getting together and hanging out with about 20 alums from several different classes here in Lincoln.
Most of what you’ll find on the site is “official” info about the conference, but let me make my informal case for why you should apply to City on a Hill. Many programs like this (and we’ve done it in the past) like to use fear to encourage participation. You’ll hear stats about how terrible things are for Christian young people or how anti-Christian the culture is and other scary scenarios. And don’t get me wrong…there’s some scary stuff out there.
But what if things were fine out there? What if crime was down, revival was breaking out in Nebraska, America and the world? What if the Christian worldview suddenly became prevalent on the campus of every public school and college in America? Would programs like City on a Hill become obsolete? I don’t think so.
At City on a Hill, we cast a vision for life that is centered on God. What kinds of joy, pleasure and fulfillment can be found when we center our lives on him? How satisfying is it to discover that following Christ is not only a way to escape God’s judgment, but also the key to happy life? Not happy in the sense that you’ll never have any problems and spend all of your time loafing on the beach, but happy in the sense that you’re fulfilling the purpose for which you’ve been created.
In your week at City on a Hill, you will discover that God has a purpose and a plan for all aspects of life, and you have a part to play in his plan. We hope to see you there. Please send me a note to jjspringer@familyfirst.org, or call me at 402-435-3210 if you’d like to learn more. I can’t wait to meet you!
Most of what you’ll find on the site is “official” info about the conference, but let me make my informal case for why you should apply to City on a Hill. Many programs like this (and we’ve done it in the past) like to use fear to encourage participation. You’ll hear stats about how terrible things are for Christian young people or how anti-Christian the culture is and other scary scenarios. And don’t get me wrong…there’s some scary stuff out there.
But what if things were fine out there? What if crime was down, revival was breaking out in Nebraska, America and the world? What if the Christian worldview suddenly became prevalent on the campus of every public school and college in America? Would programs like City on a Hill become obsolete? I don’t think so.
At City on a Hill, we cast a vision for life that is centered on God. What kinds of joy, pleasure and fulfillment can be found when we center our lives on him? How satisfying is it to discover that following Christ is not only a way to escape God’s judgment, but also the key to happy life? Not happy in the sense that you’ll never have any problems and spend all of your time loafing on the beach, but happy in the sense that you’re fulfilling the purpose for which you’ve been created.
In your week at City on a Hill, you will discover that God has a purpose and a plan for all aspects of life, and you have a part to play in his plan. We hope to see you there. Please send me a note to jjspringer@familyfirst.org, or call me at 402-435-3210 if you’d like to learn more. I can’t wait to meet you!
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